LORENZO NICOLINI PORTFOLIO
selected works | 2016 - 2018
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LORENZO NICOLINI lnicolin@uwaterloo.ca Canada: (647) 919-9901 3 Wallace Ave Palgrave, Ontario
ABOUT ME: To me, the most valuable thing in this world is happiness. It is the thing my character is based on, and created to share. I believe that when people are happy, they are their best selves, and can overcome any challenge. Because of this, I try to lead by example, and show this in the way I am. It doesn’t matter what task or challenge befronts me as I know by loving what I do, and keeping a positive attitude; I will produce my best work.
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EDUCATION:
COMPETITIONS:
Steel Structures Education Foundation Design Competition
St.Michael’s Catholic Secondary School, Bolton, ON •
Graduated With Honours | 2011 - 2015
Graduated with Honors. During my study period at this institution I enjoyed taking the technological design stream offered which gave me a glimpse into the processes of design, and how to work iterively rather than the linear way of working I was accustomed to.
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University of Waterloo School of Architecture, Cambridge, ON
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InDesign | Photoshop | Illustrator | Rhino 3D Maxwell Studio | AutoCAD | VRay
Candidate for Honours Bachelor of Architectural Studies | 2015 Present
After finishing my first year with honours, I not only developed the skills, and techniques involved with the profession through hand drafting, but towards the end of that year, I also familiarized myself with the same techniques digitally. In the five terms completed, I enjoyed part taking in five different studios each highlighting importance in iterative design work, and good design.
Hand Drafting and Modelling | Laser Cutting Grasshopper | Revit | 3D Printing | SketchUp
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RAW Design, Toronto Office •
Participated | SUSPEND 2016
Spanish | Native
September 2017 - December 2017
English | Fluent
For this position I aided in multiple site plan applications including a low-rise residential project, a development for the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, as well as an Indigenous Housing Competition
French | Basics
Gould Evans, San Francisco Office •
January 2017 - April 2017
For this position I aided in the everyday design work done at the firm. This ranged from preliminary idea sketches and diagrams, to preparing drawing packages for the city department.
OTHER: Soccer | Baseball | Travelling | Camping
References upon Request
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re: Lorenzo Nicolini September 27, 2016
I am writing to support Lorenzo Nicolini and his ambitions to contribute to, and learn from your team. Lorenzo Nicolini was previously my student at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. As his professor, I have had the pleasure of observing Lorenzo’s investment in my courses. I taught Lorenzo over three terms, and can attest to his knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm of the subject matter, in addition to his growing technical skill set. Lorenzo has exhibited a keen commitment to learning, is motivated, organized, punctual, and hard working. Lorenzo is ambitious, takes initiative, and constantly strives to improve. He consistently challenged his existing skill set in order to develop as a student. Lorenzo is also a pleasure to work with, and collaborates well with fellow students. As an individual, he is exceedingly kind and earnest, and displays undeniable leadership qualities. I recommend Lorenzo without reservation; as a student who is early in his architectural education, he has already exhibited promise, and has delivered reliable results. He would be an enthusiastic, conscientious, and capable addition to your team. If you have any questions regarding this recommendation, please do not hesitate to contact me for further discussion. Sincerely,
Fiona Lim Tung, BA (Hons) M.Arch LEED AP flimtung@uwaterloo.ca
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CONTENTS selected works | 2016 - 2018
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Amphibious Cargotecture
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Pod Library
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Oasis
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A House For Necessary Change
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Infinite Knowledge
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SAMPLE Collaborators: Nicole Wilke Location: Toronto Lakefront, Toronto When given the task of designing a master plan for the former Ontario Place we decided to manicured the island to create harsh straight edge conditions and subdivide the park into vertical swathes as a continuation of the grid system from the Queen Street area. This created nine segregated areas which we have proposed to fill with various Ontario landscapes, both man made and natural. The park can be split up into productive and non productive zones and within this the different landscapes include the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Niagara Escarpment, renewable resource farming, urban and civic plazas, the Canadian Shield, mixed forests as well as various agricultural practices. Productive areas such as the resource farming and agriculture will provide energy and products for the urban shops, including a brewery, winery, and farmers markets. The rest of the park is dedicated to landscapes that are free to explore and provide space to enjoy what each has to offer.
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CANADIAN SHIELD The Canadian Shield stretches across great portions of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and the North West Territories and is characterized by: • exposed rock • thin soil • coniferous forests • scattered fresh water lakes
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The Canadian Shield overlaps with the Boreal forest which covers 50% of Ontario’s gross area. This area supports both coniferous and mixed-wood forests as well as a wide variety of fungi, mosses, shrubs, ferns and herbs. Much of this forested area is undeveloped.
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province. The park can be split up into productive and non productive zones and within this the different landscapes include the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Niagara Escarpment, renewable resource farming, urban and civic plazas, the Canadian Shield,mixed forests
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have proposed to fill with various Ontario landscapes, both man made as well as natural. This follows one of the original intentions of the project to showcase the province, as the proposed master plan strives to showcase and engage multiple landscapes that define our
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into vertical swathes. The proposed master plan for the future of Ontario Place acts as a continuation of the grid system with many North-South roads continued from the Queen Street area onto the island itself. This created nine segregated areas which we
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Toronto’s developing waterfront. Our design changed drastically when we came to the conclusion that the island had never been ‘natural’ . We decided to embrace this history and manicure the island to create harsh straight edge conditions and subdivide the park
as well as various agricultural practices that take place in Ontario. Productive areas such as the resource farming and agriculture will provide energy and products for the urban shops, including a brewery, winery, and farmers markets. These areas engage the public through the reprogramming of the pods and cine sphere as education centers and research facilities as well as the opportunity to help harvest certain crops such as strawberries or apples. The urban band extends the city fabric onto the island, linking the productive landscapes and various public spaces such as plazas, fields and beaches for events and day to day lounging. The rest of the park is dedicated to landscapes that are free to explore and provide space to enjoy what each has to offer such as bird watching or rock climbing. The park is tied together with a walking and biking path that acts as an extension of the Goodman trail along Toronto’s waterfront and would allow someone to experience each landscape as they pass through the park.
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Lorenzo Nicolini & Nicole Wilke
Our initial reaction to the task of designing a master plan for the former Ontario Place was to naturalize the island to create more natural park lands along
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Ontario’s Places
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NIAGARA ESCARPMENT The Escarpment stretches from Niagara Falls to the Northern Bruce Peninsula as it passes through Ontario. The escarpment continues in both directions into New York in the south and Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois in the north west. It is characterized by:
HUDSON BAY LOWLANDS The Hudson Bay Lowlands are located in northern Ontario just south of the Hudson’s Bay. This geographic region makes up 26% of Ontario’s gross area. It is characterized by:
The region features many hiking and biking trails over looking the rock faces and waterfalls. It is easily accessible from cities such as Hamilton and Niagara Falls.
Isolated in the north, this region is home to a variety of animals such as caribou, snow geese, and polar bears.
Ontario is bordered by four of the great lakes and has over 250,000 other fresh water lakes scattered throughout. These interior lakes make up almost one third of the world’s fresh water.
RESOURCE FARMING The production of energy from renewable resources is growing quickly in Ontario. Energy is cultivated from solar, wind, hydroelectric and biomass source. Currently Ontario has about 1500 wind turbines, and over 3 million photo voltaic modules with the combined capacity of to generate 4,000 MW of power or enough to power almost 400,000 Ontario homes. About 40% of energy produced by Ontario Power Generation is hydroelectric.
• vertical rock formations • mixed deciduous and coniferous forests • rare Ontario flora, including orchids
• bogs and fens • sparse slow growing forests • tundra • lakes and streams
With access to fresh water lakes throughout the province activities such as beaches, swimming, canoing/kayaking, sailing and fishing are common. Most major cities in the Ontario are on a body of fresh water, providing developed waterfront programs such as beaches and parks. This is in contrast to the northern lakes with little to no human interaction.
This area in the master plan has been programmed to allow for further research into these methods as feasible methods of future energy production and to educate the public on its importance.
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GREAT LAKES/ ST. LAWRENCE MIXED FOREST This forest region is located just south of the Boreal Forest and makes up 20% of Ontario’s gross area and acts as the transition to the broad-leaved forests in the south. The forest is categorized by: • hardwood trees including maple, oak and red pine • mix of coniferous trees and deciduous broad-leaved species • large variety of different aged trees grouped together Much of this forested area used as camping and cottaging destinations as well as small towns and cities are scattered throughout.
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The Canadian Shield stretches across great portions of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and the North West Territories and is characterized by: • exposed rock • thin soil • coniferous forests • scattered fresh water lakes
URBAN SPACE Within Ontario’s urban landscapes many civic spaces are dedicated as public squares. These spaces host various events such as concerts, and various festivals in addition to being accessible spaces for eating, and lounging. Some provide additional program such as skating rinks or gardens to enhance the squares. Examples of these spaces include: • Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square • Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square • Ottawa’s Confederation Square • Ottawa’s Winston Square
Various types of farm lands are scattered throughout southern Ontario producing food for local farmers markets and to be sold to groceries stores. The types of crops include:
GREAT LAKES/ ST. LAWRENCE MIXED FOREST This forest region is located just south of the Boreal Forest and makes up 20% of Ontario’s gross area and acts as the transition to the broad-leaved forests in the south. The forest is categorized by:
The Canadian Shield overlaps with the Boreal forest which covers 50% of Ontario’s gross area. This area supports both coniferous and mixed-wood forests as well as a wide variety of fungi, mosses, shrubs, ferns and herbs. Much of this forested area is undeveloped.
• vegetables such as carrots, peas, pumpkins, corn, spinach and tomatoes • wheat for flour and beer • fruit such as apples, peaches, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and cherries • grapes for wine
• hardwood trees including maple, oak and red pine • mix of coniferous trees and deciduous broad-leaved species • large variety of different aged trees grouped together
Each crop has it’s own growing and harvesting cycles, most completing in the fall, however most berries are harvested in the summer months and wheat has both a summer and winter growing season. With such a variety of crops and cycles the fields in Ontario never seem bare.
Much of this forested area used as camping and cottaging destinations as well as small towns and cities are scattered throughout.
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AMPHIBIOUS CARGOTECTURE Collaborators: Logan Carragher Location: Makoko, Nigeria This project is an attempt in redefining the way low income housing is constructed in Nigeria in a way that allows for the adaptation of the shelter in a flood condition. Nigeria is currently using recycled shipping containers but westernizing their appearance with stucco and sticking them on top of concrete slabs. But in fact Nigeria is a country that experiences almost yearly flooding that causes many to leave where they call home, and often destroys it entirely. We took these considerations an developed a compact low income home that would be low cost, simple, and sturdy that could be placed anywhere within the flood prone areas, and be able to adapt to its adverse conditions.
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EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC Canvas Canopy
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POD LIBRARY Location: Liberty Village, Toronto The “POD LIBRARY” uses circulation, and program to blur the contrast between private and public spaces. The use of pods allows for the unique creation of personal space within the public building to offer visitors, and the public an escape from Liberty Village’s industrial appearance, and density. The “POD LIBRARY” uses mass, natural light, and colour in order to strengthen its program tectonically and visually. This along with the rigorous pod system that reveals the entrances, and exterior circulation path allows for the “POD LIBRARY” to be an easily understood building from the exterior, and interior.
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OASIS Collaborators: Matthew Dlugosz Location: Northern Laos “Oasis� is an off-grid research station in northern Laos. It is designed as a net-zero energy building that uses vernacular building techniques, photovoltaics, rain water collection and natural ventilation to provide inhabitants with a manageable interior temperature, and produce the energy necessary for operation. The building nestles itself within the forest, and is oriented to allow for maximum ventilation all year round; including the monsoon season, where the windows can be oriented to still draw in air. The building is organized to maximize work, and live space through a single partition that still allows for the radiant heat generated by the mechanical systems to aid in the heating required. The structure, and enclosure is built out of locally sourced materials, and allows for a lightweight post and beam building.
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A HOUSE FOR NECESSARY CHANGE Location: Bloordale Village, Toronto This housing project attempts to create a new typology geared towards creating the necessary change needed for our society. The building attempts to provide space that activate the anti-communities within the residents, and neighbourhood, and gives them a way to share, and create content. This attempts to integrate all elements of our society in a way that attempts to form a larger one. At the unit scale, this project gives residents, flexibility in their unit to allow for their needs. The apartments, can grow and shrink according to whatever may be the event which deems it necessary. “A House for Necessary Change� tackles affordability by the use of prefarbicated walls, and simple materials, and challenges sustainablity by making use of the corridor lighting to light up the courtyard in the night making use of the electricity.
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INFINITE KNOWLEDGE Collaborators: Nicole Wilke Location: Bamburi, Kenya This project consists of a series of simple rectangular rooms arranged in such a way as to create a continuous loop. This loop signifies the continuous journey of education and allows for the classrooms to be organized and divided by age sequentially. Where the paths of this loop cross each other are shared spaces that facilitate various other means of learning and sharing such as library, student meeting and studying areas, worship rooms, workshop, music room, and an auditorium. Created between and within the loops are various outdoor programs ranging from gardens to eating areas, to playing fields. Passive design strategies were incorporated into the building such as ventilation and lighting. The large roof overhangs created sheltered walkways as well as shade the windows to not allow too much solar heat gain during the day. Additionally the screen that runs along the outside of the building acts as a solar shade and wind screen. 24
1 Entrance Courtyard 2 Conference Room 3 Main Office 4 Administrative Offices 5 Student Lounge 6 Auditorium 7 Security Room 8 Library 9 Music Room 10 Workshop 11 Worship Space 12 Outdoor Lunch Area 13 Playing Field 14 Playground 15 Garden 16 Kitchen & Storage 17 Guard House
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THANK YOU LORENZO NICOLINI lorenzo_c_nicolini@hotmail.com
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